[Mailman-Users] mailing list vs. posting list

[Robert Carsey]

One of the features of majordomo was that you could separate the
addresses on the mailing-list and the addresses which were able to post
to the list  (i think it was the restricted_posters= config option).

In my case, I have an all-staff list and an all-faculty list.  Sometimes
our staff (not on the faculty list) sends reminder notices to the
faculty (apparently they are old and forget things easily or
something).  

The obvious thing to do is to open up the mailing list so _anyone_ can
post to it ---  great, but I don't want disgruntled students sending
stuff to the list.  Which used to happen a lot. :(

The next obvious thing to do is to also add the staff to the faculty
list, but mark them as disabled -- still subscribed, but they won't
receive e-mail.

Last but not least, the list (or site) admin can manually approve
messages from the staff. ugh.

Are there any other options for me to consider?
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Re: [Mailman-Users] mailing list vs. posting list

[Brad Knowles]

At 2:44 PM -0400 2003/07/10, Robert Carsey wrote:

 One of the features of majordomo was that you could separate the
 addresses on the mailing-list and the addresses which were able to post
 to the list  (i think it was the restricted_posters= config option).
	Yup, mailman can do the same.

 The next obvious thing to do is to also add the staff to the faculty
 list, but mark them as disabled -- still subscribed, but they won't
 receive e-mail.
	You can do that.  Or, you can add the staff members to the white 
list for the faculty mailing list, and all the specified e-mail 
addresses will be able to post, in addition to the subscribers.

	Of course, nothing will stop someone else from forging an e-mail 
address and posting as someone who is subscribed.

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